his salary for next year, 2014, which mlb is suspending him for the full year. he'll fight that. that salary is $25 million. if you look at the totality of this deal, this is the highest paid player in baseball. ten-year, $275 million contract. still left on that, $86 million is still left on that deal. let's say that he -- if he does indeed get suspended and doesn't play through next season, comes back in 2015, plays through 2017, his contract, still could make $61 million after this suspension is over, brooke. so this is very, very big money that we're talking about here. and he's fighting for reputation. but it's also about money. >> yeah. his legacy, and it is quite a chunk of change, as you pointed out. poppy harlow, thank you. 2$275 million that he signed in 2007. sunny hostin, i'm thinking legally here, here he is, a-rod saying yes, i did it, so on what grounds does he have to appeal? >> yeah, i think it's going to be very difficult. definitely the appeal is mandated. this is not going to go to a court. it's going to go to an arbitrator. and it's going to go into arbitrati